The “Not So Small”

Small Volume Prover

AGENDA:
• Basics of SVP
• Benefits of SVPs
• Cost Comparisons
• Myths about SVPs

Innovative Prover Technology For

High Flow Rates & Large Bore Meters
The “Not So Small” Small
Volume Prover

Carlos Yamamoto
FlowSis - Mexico
CEESI 10th ISFFM
Querétaro México

Steve Stewart – Flow MD

 Small Volume Prover
AKA: Ballistic Prover, SVP, Compact, UCDP
Definition of Provers
Devices with “known traceable volume” designed to calibrate (prove)
liquid flow meter’s accuracy and repeatability under actual operating
conditions in the field or calibration laboratories.

API SVP Definition

the term SVP applies to any prover that collects < 10,000 pulses
between detectors

API’s Updated Definition - Unidirectional Captive Displacement

Provers
refers to type of displacer and switches Unidirectional Captive
Displacement Prover In 2010 FMD was granted the first of six patents
for prover design innovations.
 The “Not So Small”
Small Volume Prover
Unidirectional Captive
Displacement Provers

12 prover models with flow rates

up to 42,000 BPH

Designed to calibrate/prove a liquid flow meter’s accuracy and repeatability under

actual operating conditions in the field or in calibration laboratories
 The “Not So Small”
Small Volume Prover
Internal Components
 Flow Tube (Barrel)
FMD Flow Tube, Piston, & Piston Shafts Technology
Precision-machined from superior metal alloys
High performance elastomers & seals for piston and shafts
Provide Longer Life & Higher Precision
 FMD Prover Design Criteria
Simple and Fast

Meter Size - Meter Technology – Fluid Characteristics

Flow Rates - Viscosity - Density
Pressure? – Pipe Flange Sizing? Electrical Requirements?
Each prover has 1200 to 1 turn down
Flow Management Devices LLC

“Technological Leader in
Captive Displacement Provers”

Six patents on Innovative Design

A New Generation of Meter Proving Technology

Unidirectional Captive Displacement Prover

4th GENERATION

FMD Gen4 - Making the Best Better

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A New Generation of Meter Proving Technology

Redesign Of Piston Poppet Assembly

Lighter Weight Conical Design
Faster and Smoother Closure
Minimizes Pressure Drop During Proving Process
Reduced Flow Disruption

Reduced Mass Drive End

42% Weight Reduction
Faster & Smoother Poppet Piston Closure
Less Mass at Closure Minimizes Flow Disruptions

42% Weight Reduction

Redesign of Shaft Seal Assembly Smoother Operation – Minimal Flow Disruption

Lighter Weight Cartridge Design

Improved Seal Design
Faster Service Time with Replacement Seal Cartridge

85% Weight Reduction

Less weight and fewer parts = Easier service
 FMD Generation 4
“Reduced Mass” & “Conical” Design
Minimizes Flow Disruptions
Flow Rate Examples

Typical “Stable” Flow Rate Signal from Meter

Typical “Stable” Flow Rate Signal from Meter During Prove

SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 stop

Motor Start Poppet release

Gen 4
Typical “Stable” Flow Rate Signal from Meter During Prove

SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 stop

Motor Start Poppet release

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A New Generation of Meter Proving Technology
FMD Gen-4 Prover

• Redesign Of Piston Poppet Assembly

• Redesign of Shaft Seal Assembly

• Redesign Drive End

• New PIM Electronics

Benefits of SVPs
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Benefits of SVP vs
Ball Provers

Benefits
Standard design
Turndown: 1200-1 VS 5-1
Faster proving runs
Gravimetric Water draw calibration
Gravimetric method more repeatable.
Service is easier & less expensive
Elimination of prover ball & accessories
Elimination of 4-way valve & actuator,
Elimination of pipe coating issues
 FMD Prover Typical Sizing

Typical 12” Turbine Meters have Max Flow of 18,000 BPH

FMD 200 – over 28,000 BPH

FMD 130 – Up to 18,500 BPH
FMD 090 – Up to 12,800 BPH
FMD 060 – Up to 8,500 BPH

Small Meters/Portable Provers ----------- 6”/8” 8”/10” 10”/12” 12”/16” 20”/24”

 Conventional Prover Review
30” Diameter Prover
36” Launch Chamber
24” 4-way Valve w/ Actuator
15’ X 45’ Footprint
150 BBL Total Volume

Quad 12” Turbine Meter Skid

> 1,000,000 BBL/Day
C/W Typical Ball Prover
Cost Comparison Scenario
Maintenance Cost - OPEX
Initial Cost – CAPEX
Functional Service
 Flow MD SVP OPEX Advantages
Maintenance & OPEX Review
Field Service & Water Draw Certification

1-- Disposal Expense – petroleum & water

Less fluid, drainable quantities, faster & less expensive disposal
2– Certification Time – water draw in 4 hours
3– Total Time for Prover Certification – 8 hour shift
4– Repair Expense – seal kits
No Re-Coat Piping, Actuator Re-build, 4-way repair
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Flow MD SVP Cost Advantages

Initial Expense & CAPEX Review

Initial Cost Review - CAPEX

COMPETITIVE PRICE
- SVP typically have a lower front end cost
SMALL FOOTPRINT
- much less real estate than conventional prover
4 YEAR WARRANTY:
- provers provided w/ standard 4 year warranty
Commissioning Engineer Provided for Every Prover
Myths about SVPs
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MYTHS
SVP Technology is Good, but…….
1. Small Volume Provers are for small meters

2. Don’t work on crude oil

3. “Self-destruct” at high flow rates

4. Don’t work with manufactured pulse

technologies

5. Are only used as portable applications

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MYTH
SVP Technology is Good, but…….

Small Volume
Provers are for
small meters
 Small Volume Flow MD Provers
Flow MD Prover Model Numbers
MAX FLOW MAX FLOW DISPLACED FLANGE
MODEL MAX FLOW
RATE RATE VOLUME SIZE
NUMBER RATE M³/HR
GALONS/MIN BARRELS/HR GALLONS (STANDARD)

FMD-001 100 142 23 1 1"

FMD-003 300 428 68 2 2"
FMD-007 700 1,000 150 5 3"
FMD-015 1,500 2,100 330 10 4"
FMD-025 2,500 3,570 560 20 6"
FMD-C25* 2,500 3,570 560 20 6"
FMD-035 3,500 5,000 790 25 6"
FMD-A35 3,500 5,000 790 25 8"
FMD-060 6,000 8,500 1,350 40 10"

FMD 003 – FMD 060

FMD Prover Models for “smaller” meters
Sized for meters up to 8” 34
 Large Volume Flow MD Provers

Flow MD Prover Model Numbers

MAX FLOW MAX FLOW DISPLACED FLANGE
MODEL MAX FLOW
RATE RATE VOLUME SIZE
NUMBER RATE M³/HR
GALONS/MIN BARRELS/HR GALLONS (STANDARD)

FMD-90 9,000 12,850 2,000 75 12"

FMD-130 13,000 18,500 2,900 90 16"
FMD-200 20,000 28,000 4,500 140 20"
FMD-245 24,500 35,000 5,565 168 20"

FMD 090 – FMD 245

FMD Prover Models for “larger” meters
Sized for meters up to 8” – 16” & larger

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MYTH
SVP Technology is Good, but…….
Small Volume Provers are for Small Meters

“Size Doesn’t Matter!”

FMD PROVER APPLICATION NOTES

FMD Produce 100+ Provers per year as follow

~ 10% Portable Provers* on trailers or trucks

~ 60% FMD 003 thru 060*

*60% includes portable provers

~ 40% FMD 090 thru 245

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MYTH
SVP Technology is Good, but…….

Don’t work on
crude oil
 Crude Oil Applications
w/ Sand & Particulate Contamination
Sand/Trash are a legitimate concern, but….

Solution: SST Chrome Plated flow tube & piston design is significantly
more durable than lined or unlined sphere provers

Field Repairs: MD Provers can be repaired and calibrated in 1-day.

History: SVPs have 2(+) decades of successful crude applications

Examples: Many crude pipeline projects adopted FMD as exclusive

prover technology
 DAPL Crude Pipeline Project – USA
Exclusive FMD Prover Technology

Dakota Access Pipeline Origin Point

1,500 Mile Pipeline System

Dakota Access Pipeline Crude Oil Pipeline

- 30 inch pipeline
- 600,000 BPD Max Flow
- Deliver crude to Patoka terminal
- Turbine & Coriolis Meter Technology
 Texas USA – Crude Pipeline Project
Exclusive FMD Technology

Major Texas Crude Line

700 Mile Pipeline System
Permian to Houston Terminal
Crude for Refining & Export
- 700 mile system
- 24” Pipeline
- 550,000 BPD Max Capacity
- Helical Turbine Technology
- Large Bore Coriolis Technology

FMD Provers Technology

- Major PL Terminals
- Hub Terminals
- Marine Terminals
- Small & Large Bore Provers
- Light & Heavy Crude
 If You Can Pump it or Meter it,
We Can Prove It!

• Crude Oil (Light, Intermediate, and Heavy)

Product • Hot Bitumen
Compatibility • Refined Product
• NGL Volumetric (Ethane, Propane, Butane)
• NGL Mass Proving – Coriolis Technology
• Cryogenic LNG
• Ammonia
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MYTH
SVP Technology is Good, but…….

Don’t work with

manufactured
pulse
technologies
 Manufactured Pulse Meters?
Coriolis & Ultrasonic Technology
Concern Issues – Pulse Delay
MPM technology could have issues with “computational pulse-out
delay” or “computational signal-out dampening delay”

Recommendations for Successful Proving

All pulse-delays or dampening delays should be minimized as much
as possible. The pulse out delays experienced in the early days of
MBM meter technology has for the most part been alleviated in
today’s newer MPM technology.

Coriolis Meter Summary

FMD estimates 50% of SVP provers in service are used w/ Coriolis
meters.

The myth of SVP/MPM problems have been resolved.

Proving Liquid Ultrasonic Meters
Lab Testing Summary
Case Study 2014 - 2016
Alto 5 Performance with Small Volume Provers
Consistently Achieved 05% Repeatability in 5 runs.

Will laboratory performance transfer to field

performance??
 Proving Liquid Ultrasonic Meters
Field Installation – Performance Analysis
Field Performance:
Consistently Achieves 05% Repeatability in 5 runs
Inconsistent batch size & batch quality
Customer selected run averaging, 3-pass averaging

Ultra Sonic Flow Meter w/ FMD Prover

 Proving Cryogenic Meters
Case Study
Cryogenic Project Challenge
Results: Client granted FMD SVP as exclusive standard for Cryo-Prover applications
Cryogenic Ethane
Marine & Rail Terminal
Ship & Barge Loading
Design Considerations
LNG (liquefied natural gas)
Temperature -260F (-162C)
200,000 BBL Per Day
Coriolis Flow Meter Technology
 Prover Compatibility
Evolution of Flow Meter Technologies

PD Meters Turbine Meter Coriolis Meters Ultrasonic Meters

1940’s 1970’s 2000’s 1990’s

FMD Provers are compatible with all types of

custody transfer flow meters
 Let’s Evaluate…
PRICE – PERFORMANCE - SERVICE
CAPEX (Front End Cost) Benefits
Competitive Price
Small Footprint – Ease of Installation
FMD Commissioning Engineer on Every Start Up
Four Year Factory Warranty!!!

OPEX (Operational Expense) Benefits

Simplified Field Calibration – Faster & Less Expensive
4 Hour Gravimetric Water Draw
Reduced Disposal Expense
1 Day Total Time to Water Draw

Performance & Service

Greater Accuracy (Utilize Gravimetric Certification)
Operational Range of 1200: 1 turndown
Ease of Access to All Components
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Questions?